Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Yucca Valley, CA Crime Grade
How Yucca Valley grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Yucca Valley, CA was 605.6 per 100,000 residents (131 incidents over a population of 21,630). That puts Yucca Valley 66% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 27% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Yucca Valley #3,425 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 9% of them, and #322 of 371 in California. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and up 56% over the last five years.
Yucca Valley, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 605.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,425 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #322 of 371
- Safer than
- 9% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- up 56%
- Population
- 21,630
- Reporting agency
- Yucca Valley Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Yucca Valley Police Department (FBI ORI CA036410X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Yucca Valley (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Yucca Valley vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 388.2(85) | 732.0(160) | 735.1(161) | 607.6(133) | 605.6(131) |
| Murder | 9.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 9.1(2) | 4.6(1) | 9.2(2) |
| Rape | 36.5(8) | 41.2(9) | 41.1(9) | 27.4(6) | 55.5(12) |
| Robbery | 95.9(21) | 114.4(25) | 73.1(16) | 54.8(12) | 64.7(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 246.6(54) | 576.4(126) | 611.8(134) | 520.8(114) | 476.2(103) |
| Property crime | 1575.7(345) | 1349.6(295) | 1283.0(281) | 1238.0(271) | 989.4(214) |
| Burglary | 379.1(83) | 384.3(84) | 347.0(76) | 301.5(66) | 277.4(60) |
| Larceny | 931.7(204) | 718.3(157) | 767.1(168) | 635.0(139) | 499.3(108) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 242.1(53) | 233.3(51) | 127.8(28) | 274.1(60) | 184.9(40) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Yucca Valley, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Yucca Valley Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Yucca Valley calculated?
- Yucca Valley's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Yucca Valley Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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